Wheeled toy



I STATES the wheels are secured are bent or broken 7 present invention;

Patented Oct. 17, 1933.

WHEELED 'ror Sarnuel Warren, New TorlgN. Y."

Application April "12, 1929; seria1ivb..'35'4,4s81

6 Claims; (clam-4s);

This'invention relates to wheeled toys and particularly to toyswhich may be inverted or re versedwithout altering theirutility. ...:Toys of a11 kinds are subjected to severeusage and it very often happens thatthe wheels of such toys are pulled off or broken or the axles to which so that the life of. the toy is comparatively short; 1 Thegeneral object of the invention isto'provide a wheeled toy which is sturdy and durable and which atthe same time is attractive to a child.

Y A specific object of the' lnvention is to provide a wheeledtoy in which ,the wheels are protected to-prevent injury to the wheels or the axles upon which the wheels are mounted.

Other "objects and features ofv the invention will be apparent from the following description of the-preferred forms'of'the invention illustrated in the'fig'ures of the drawing. I, a

In the drawing-- Figure'l is a plan vie a a toy embodying the Figure 2 is a side view of the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 1;

Figures 3 to 7 inclusive are plan views ofmo'dified forms of the invention;

Figure 8 is a side view of of the invention; and

Figure 9 is a plan view of the" form vention illustrated in Figure 8. i

In the figures of the drawing the toy is shown as comprising afra me or body 2 which is preferably 61 the i11- formed of a thick block of wood capable of withstanding severe usage. wheels 4 located on both sides of theframe 2 near the endsthereof and supported' upon the axles 6 which are shown as extending all the way through the frame or body 2 and V the toy and are firmly secured to the blocks 8 and the end frame members 10 so as to provide parallel slots 14 near one end of the frame and similar parallel slots 15 near the other end of the frame within which the wheels 4 are located. The ends of the axle 6 are secured to the side members 12 thereby providing a support for the outer ends of the axles upon which the wheels 4 are mounted. 1

the: toy along a child may a further modification The toyis provided withprojecting from the sides thereof; The frame 2 is provided with blocks 8 members 12 and secured to 1 .In thi s cohstrucuon'th axles-upon which the wheels 4 are supportedare not exposedso that they will not be. broken orinju'red ,bythe child in playingwith the toy. Furthermore, the axles are supported on providinglan: unusually sturdy construction;

both sidesof the wheels, thus The wheels 4 areof'greater diameter than the thickness of the body 2 so that they project above and below the remaining parts of the toy, thereby permitting the toy toberoperated in inverted positions; .The side frame members'12 protectthe wheelsiagainst the abuse and damage to which the wheelsof such toysareordinarily-subjected.

The frame or body 2 is provided-with holes or recesses 16 into which the child mayinsert sticks orflags orgother articles-:toadd to the pleasure whichthe child derives :fromtthe'use of :the'toy. These holes should not pass/all .of the way through the frame so that thesticks or articles inserted therein will not Ifallthrough orgproject belowthe frame tointerfere with, the operation of the toy. T r

The toyis. 18..to which a stringi20i maybe secured to draw in the manner of a cart? The. upper surface of the frame 2 is preferably flat so that so z'thatr-itxcan" be usedas a" cartor :wagon. for conveying playthings fromone pointto another. Thetoy is preferably wider; and lowithereby diminishing the tendency forthe toy-to, upset or be turned 'upon; its .side. .The width I ofuthe frame preferably exceeds the diameter-of the wheels.

--;The: forms ofthe invention. illustrated in Figures 3 to 7 inclusive are'modifications of that illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, although in each case the wheels are carried in slots in the frame of the toyvand the axles are supported and protected onthe outer sides of the wheels to retain the sturdy construction characteristic of the invention.

In the form of side framemembers 12 are substantially the same as thoseillustrated in-Figure 1. slots 14 in which the'wheels are located are continuous from end to end of the frame 2 and the blocks 8 shown in Figure '1 are omitted.

The modification illustrated in Figure 4 is sub 15 stantially the same as that illustrated in Figure 1 With'the end-frame members 10 omitted. The modification in Figure 5 is similar to'the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 1 but the blocks'8 are formed integral with the side frame- .However, the 1 the body 2 as a unit.. q

provided withv an eye" bolt-or screw place uponit blocks on other toys I the toy illustrated in Figure 3, I the frame 2 and the end framemembers 10 and are formed in the ends of the toy,

the frame or body 1 be heldin a substantially 'In Figure 6 'a'toy is illustrated in which the frame 2 and side frame members 12 of the toy are formed in one piece and the slots 14 and 15 the end frame members 10 being omitted.

The form of the invention illustrated in Figure '7 is similarto that shown in Figure 6 but the end frame members 10 are secured to the endsof the frame 2 so that the slots 14 and 15 within which the wheels 4 are located are closed.

The modified form of the invention illustrated in Figures 8 and Qembodies features which may any or all of the other forms In this form the toy is formed slot 24 in one or both ends of be incorporated in of the invention. witha horizontal 26 maybe inserted to toys in a series to represent a "trailer or train of cars. A pin 28 projects through the slot 24 andpasses through a hole, in to hold the bar in place. 1 The bar 26 is flat and of slightly less thickness than the height of the slot 24. Theslots in each of the frames are located 7 in substantially the same plane so that the frames .2 when formed with only two wheels, as illustrated, will not tip up about their axles, but-will horizontal position. The link connection may be used to jointwo or more of the four wheeled forms of the toybut-is preferably employed with the two wheeled type illustrated since the toy in this form can turn corners more readily than is the case with four wheeled toys. The use of the link for connectingtwo or more toys in a series does not alter the invertable characteristics of the toy thus ren-v dering it possible for children to enjoy train-like toys when too small to manipulate more complicated and delicate constructions.

The forms of the invention illustrated are merely illustrative of the numerous constructions in which the present invention may be embodied, and therefore it is not intended that'the invention should beslimi'ted to any particular "form of frame or body or to any of the specific constructions illustrated and described except as defined by the following claims.

What is claimed-as new is: p I

l l. A wheeledjtoy-having a frame of substantially greater width than height and formed with slots located'adj acent its lateral edges, and wheels mounted in said slots to rotate substantially coaxiallyand spaced in the direction of the axes thereof, the frame extending between the wheels and outside of the wheels and the wheels extend- 7 3. A toy having a 2,into which slot a bar. or link connect two or more of the V securing together the central frame the'end of the bar 26 I 6. A toy comprising ing above and below the frame so that the operative position of the toy may be inverted.

2. A wheeled toy comprising a central frame 'member, side frame members extending along each side of the frame, means for. securing the side frame members to the central frame member in spaced relation thereto, and wheels mounted in the spaces between the central and side frame members and extending substantially equal dis- 'tances above and below the frame, the frame surrounding the wheels horizontally toprotect the same from injury.

frame comprising a central 7 frame member, longitudinal side frame members I extending along each side of the frame in spaced blocks interposed I be- 1 tween. the side frame members and the central relation thereto, spacing frame member for spacing the same, means for member, the side frame members and said spacing block s, wheels mounted in the spaces between the;central-frame member and the side frame members and extending above and below the-frame, axles for said wheels extendingacrosssaid spaces and engaging in the central framemember and the side frame members. s

4. A toy having a frame comprising a central frame member, longitudinal side frame members extending along the opposite sides of the-central.

frame member in spacedrelation thereto, end frame members extending along the ends of the central frame member and the side frame members and connecting" the same, wheels mounted in the spaces between thegcentral frame member and the side frame members and extending above and below the frame by the central frame member, the side frame members and the end frame members; i

5. A toyv comprising a plurality of'frames, a pair of wheels for supporting each ofsaidframes' mounted to rotate co-axially, and means for connecting the frames arranged to limit the tilting movement of the frames about the respective axes ofthe wheels during the operation of the toy.

pair of wheels for supporting each frame mounted'torotateco-axially and extending above and below the frame, and links for rconnecting the frames arranged to limit the tilting of the frames about the respective axes of the wheels-during the operation of the. toy.

. SAMUEL WARREN.

and horizontally enclosed a a plurality of frames, a 

